EditorialFive Zande (Makaraka) men standing around a buffalo-shaped wooden slit gong. Two of the men are holding fringed, wicker-work shields. One is holding a curved throwing knife, and has a large feather headdress. Die oberen Nil-La?nder. Volkstypen und Lan...
EditorialWicker Work Pattern, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), The wickerwork pattern (kagome) originates from a bamboo basket. It is believed to ward off bad luck as well as preventing the spirit of a man or chil...
Editorial(Right): Portrait of a Zande man wearing a feather headdress and holding a fringed wicker-work shield and long throwing knife. (lLeft): Portrait of a Zande man holding a spear, possibly a fishing spear. He has a small barkcloth loin covering and a kni...
EditorialWicker-Work Covered Basket , c. 1780-1840. Wedgwood Factory (British). Earthenware; overall: 18 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm (7 1/16 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.).
EditorialWicker-Work Covered Basket on Stand (stand), c. 1780-1840. Wedgwood Factory (British). Earthenware; overall: 18 x 19.7 x 19.7 cm (7 1/16 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.).
Editorial(Right): Portrait of a Zande man wearing a feather headdress and holding a fringed wicker-work shield and long throwing knife. (lLeft): Portrait of a Zande man holding a spear, possibly a fishing spear. He has a small barkcloth loin covering and a kni...
EditorialFive Zande (Makaraka) men standing around a buffalo-shaped wooden slit gong. Two of the men are holding fringed, wicker-work shields. One is holding a curved throwing knife, and has a large feather headdress. Die oberen Nil-La?nder. Volkstypen und Lan...
EditorialTwo wicker-work helmets plated with bronze calottes 1) Foreground: from a tumulus in Smrjeta, size: 29 cm 2) Background: reconstruction by Th. Bell in 1883 Smrjeta, Slovenia.
EditorialWar god, crested head with elongated neck; wicker work covered with red and white feathers over a netting of olona cord. Eyes of pearl shell with seed pupils, mouth set with dog's teeth. H: 86 cm Inv. HAW 79.
EditorialTwo wicker-work helmets plated with bronze calottes 1) Foreground: from a tumulus in Smrjeta, size: 29 cm 2) Background: reconstruction by Th. Bell in 1883 Smrjeta, Slovenia.